All posts tagged: london hairdressers

A Colourful Afternoon at Headmasters

I honestly believe one of the best feelings in life is walking out of the hairdressers after a long and relaxing appointment, hair glowing, bouncing from side to side, full of body, a la Jennifer Aniston from those infamous L’Oreal adverts. The last time I visited Headmasters in Mayfair was no exception. I had just enjoyed three hours with Siobhan, Colour Director, who took her time to make sure that I was going to walk out with near perfect locks. Siobhan analysed my hair and we chose a semi permanent red but I had a surprise in store. She wanted to use foil hilights to colour a few strands in order to make the colour look as natural as possible. From what I remember I have only ever had foil highlights once in my life so this was an extra added treat for me. Not only did I have highlights but Siobhan also used Micro Wand treatment before washing the colour out, a unique technique using an ultra fine hair colouring wand to delicately place …

Pimps and Pinups, Shoreditch

I thoroughly enjoyed my bank holiday weekend. Four days and five nights of relaxation, drinks with friends and lots of indulging. The first day back at work after any kind of holiday is not the easiest, unless you have an incentive to get to the end of the day. Mine just happened to be heading for a cut and colour before popping down to see a new band at The Borderline. I have visited a few salons over the last year and each has been different and unique in its own right and Pimps and Pinups, my hairdressers on Tuesday, was no exception. I remember walking past this salon years ago when I first moved to London and it almost embarrasses me to tell you that the thought of entering used to scare me. You see, the people inside just looked way too cool for my 18 year old self. Fast forward a good few years and as I walk up to the door I realise that all fear has diminished. I also realised as …